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* MenDontCry: Averted hard when [[spoiler: Momoko dies. Riki and his father both cry, and all of Riki's classmates, including the boys, cry upon seeing her body.]] Even before that, Riki cries at several other points, such as when he has to apologize to Ryuji for punching him, when he's arguing with his father and says his parents only love Momoko, and when he's [[spoiler: asking Ryuji to run in the relay because he thinks if their class wins the relay, maybe Momoko will get well.]]

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* MenDontCry: Averted hard when [[spoiler: Momoko dies. Riki and his father both cry, and all of Riki's classmates, including the boys, cry upon seeing her body.]] Even before that, Riki cries at several other points, such as when he has to apologize to Ryuji for punching him, when he's arguing with his father and says his parents only love Momoko, and when he's [[spoiler: asking Ryuji to run in the relay because he thinks if their class wins the relay, maybe Momoko will get well.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that he has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that he has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]

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* IllGirl: Momoko, who is both mentally and physically disabled.

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* IllGirl: Momoko, who CoolTeacher: Mr. Kuroki, Riki's homeroom teacher, is both mentally a very nice man and physically disabled.the kids love him. He was very accepting of Momoko from the beginning.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The promotional art shows Momoko in a red dress, but she's never seen wearing one in the movie.
* {{Determinator}}: When Momoko falls during gym class, her brother tries to help her get to the finish line, but she refuses his helps and wants to finish her portion of the race on her own.



* IllGirl: Poor Momoko, disabled in ''several'' senses.

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* IllGirl: Poor Momoko, disabled in ''several'' senses.who is both mentally and physically disabled.



* [[MeloDrama Melodrama]]: So much, indeed.

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* [[MeloDrama Melodrama]]: {{Melodrama}}: So much, indeed.



* SoapOperaDisease: It's not really said what Momoko's condition is, besides that comes with a slew of issues and that she was born with it, however, because she's shown to have it and Riki isn't, it's likely not genetic.

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* SoapOperaDisease: It's not really said what Momoko's condition is, besides that comes with a slew of issues and issues, that she was born with it, however, and that it started affecting her when she was five years old. However, because she's shown to have it and Riki isn't, it's likely not genetic.
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*SoapOperaDisease: It's not really said what Momoko's condition is, besides that comes with a slew of issues and that she was born with it, however, because she's shown to have it and Riki isn't, it's likely not genetic.
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'''''Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.''''' (もも子, かえるの歌がきこえるよ., also known as "My Sister Momoko") is a 2003 animated film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, based on a book written by Akari Hoshi and animated by Creator/MagicBus. It's a tale of a group of siblings, one of them has physical disabilities.

Momoko, who attends a special school, is both mentally and physically disabled. Every morning she becomes peevish because she can't go to the ordinary school with her twin brother Riki. Her family soothes Momoko by singing her favorite song "The Song of Frogs."

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'''''Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.''''' (もも子, かえるの歌がきこえるよ., also known as "My Sister Momoko") is a 2003 animated film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, based on a book written by Akari Hoshi and animated by Creator/MagicBus. It's a tale of a group of siblings, one of them has boy named Riki and his sister Momoko. The two were born prematurely, and while Riki did not suffer any ill effects, Momoko developed both mental and physical disabilities.

Momoko, who attends a special school, is both mentally and physically disabled. Every morning she morning, Momoko becomes peevish because she can't go to the ordinary school with her twin brother Riki. Her family soothes Momoko her by singing her favorite song "The Song of Frogs."



* AbusiveParents: Ryuuji's father.

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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler: Ryuuji's father.]]


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* BookDumb: Riki's not a great student.


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* GentleGiant: Riki's teacher Mr. Kuroki, nicknamed "Godzilla" by his students. He's a compassionate and nurturing guy who "punishes" his students by tickling them, and wants them to develop compassion for others, including disabled people.


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* [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics Japanese Honorifics]]: Momoko refers to Riki as "Onii-chan." This is indicative of their relationship- Riki is only a few minutes older than Momoko, but he has to act like her older brother anyway because Momoko has developmental delays.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ryuji is a bully who has some rather nasty opinions about disabled people and seems to go out of his way to antagonize Momoko. But [[spoiler: [[FreudianExcuse this is probably a result of his father's influence and his mother's abandonment]] and once he has his HeelFaceTurn he makes up for it.]]


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* MenDontCry: Averted hard when [[spoiler: Momoko dies. Riki and his father both cry, and all of Riki's classmates, including the boys, cry upon seeing her body.]] Even before that, Riki cries at several other points, such as when he has to apologize to Ryuji for punching him, when he's arguing with his father and says his parents only love Momoko, and when he's [[spoiler: asking Ryuji to run in the relay because he thinks if their class wins the relay, maybe Momoko will get well.]]
* OlderThanTheyLook: Momoko is Riki's age, but because of her disability is smaller and both looks and acts younger.


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* ParentsAsPeople: Riki and Momoko's parents are good people who genuinely love both their children, but they can't always prioritize Riki's needs because of Momoko's condition.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Riki does '''not''' take insults to Momoko well.



* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that he has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]

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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that he has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]



* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, very unsettling for the film's standards. She [[AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]], though.]]

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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Momoko, very unsettling for the film's standards. She [[AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]], though.]]



* [[spoiler: InfantImmortality: Averted.]]

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* [[spoiler: InfantImmortality: Averted.[[spoiler: Averted, Momoko dies at the end.]]



* IllGirl: Poor Momoko, disabled in ''several'' senses.



* [[MeloDrama Melodrama]]: You guess!

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* [[MeloDrama Melodrama]]: You guess!So much, indeed.
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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]

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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that he has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]
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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Borderline [[DownerEnding Downer]].]]

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* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: Borderline [[DownerEnding Downer]].Momoko didn't make it and died in the film's climax, surrounded by her family and friends. One year later, Riki and his friends are helping people with disabilities and he said that has grown as a person thanks to Momoko.]]
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* MeaningfulName: Momoko is for ''Peach Girl'' and Riki is for ''Strength''.

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* MeaningfulName: Momoko is for means ''Peach Girl'' and Riki is for means ''Strength''.
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* HeelFaceTurn: Almost every people who was against being with Momoko.

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* HeelFaceTurn: Almost every all people who was were against being with Momoko.
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* InspirationallyDisadvantaged: Momoko, type C.
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* BreakTheCutie: Momoko and, to a lesser extent, the disabled children.
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* MeaningfulName: Momoko is for ''Peach Girl'' and Riki is for ''Strength''.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Momoko's raison d'etre.

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* IJustWantToBeNormal: Momoko's raison d'etre.''raison d'etre''.
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* [[LeitMotif Leitmotif]]: The frog's song. [[Turned UpToEleven in the film's climax]].

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* [[LeitMotif Leitmotif]]: The frog's song. [[Turned [[spoiler: Turned UpToEleven in the film's climax]].climax.]]
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* Leitmotif: The frog's song. [[Turned UpToEleven in the film's climax]].

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* Leitmotif: [[LeitMotif Leitmotif]]: The frog's song. [[Turned UpToEleven in the film's climax]].

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]]



* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]]

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Leitmotif: The frog's song. [[Turned UpToEleven in the film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]]climax]].
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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards. She [[ascended to a higher plane of existence AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence]], though.]]

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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, very unsettling for the film's standards. She [[ascended [[AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence]], existence]], though.]]



* Melodrama: You guess!

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* Melodrama: [[MeloDrama Melodrama]]: You guess!



* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Ryuuji's"When Momoko saw Dad, she breathed her last breath and died in peace."]]

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Ryuuji's"When "When Momoko saw Dad, she breathed her last breath and died in peace."]]"]]

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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards. She was AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistance, though.]]

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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards. She was AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistance, [[ascended to a higher plane of existence AscendToAHigherPlaneofExistence]], though.]]]]
* HeelFaceTurn: Almost every people who was against being with Momoko.



** Ryuuji's mother.


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** [[spoiler: Ryuuji's mother.

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Ryuuji's"When Momoko saw Dad, she breathed her last breath and died in peace."]]

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* DoomedByCanon: At the very beginning of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.

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* DoomedByCanon: At the very beginning first minutes of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.



* [[spoiler: GoOutWithAnSmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards.]]

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* [[spoiler: GoOutWithAnSmile: GoOutWithASmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards.standards. She was AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistance, though.]]




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* ParentalAbandonment:
** The stories told between the parents of the disabled children.
** Ryuuji's mother.

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* AbusiveParents: Ryuuji's father.



* [[spoiler: GoOutWithAnSmile: Momoko, unsettling for the film's standards.]]



* IJustWantToBeNormal: Momoko's raison d'etre.




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* ComingOfAgeStory: Told under Riki's perspective.



* DoomedProtagonist: At the very beginning of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.
* [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]
* InfantImmortality: ''Sigh...''

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* DoomedProtagonist: DoomedByCanon: At the very beginning of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.
* [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]
BittersweetEnding: Borderline [[DownerEnding Downer]].]]
* [[spoiler: InfantImmortality: ''Sigh...''Averted.]]
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* Infant Immortality: ''Sigh...''

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* Infant Immortality: InfantImmortality: ''Sigh...''
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* Infant Immortality: ''Sigh...''
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* DownerBeginning / DoomedProtagonist: At the very beginning of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.

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'''''Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.''''' (もも子, かえるの歌がきこえるよ., also know as "My Sister Momoko") is a 2003 animated film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, based on a book written by Akari Hoshi. It's a tale of a group of siblings, one of them has physical disabilities.

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'''''Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.''''' (もも子, かえるの歌がきこえるよ., also know known as "My Sister Momoko") is a 2003 animated film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, based on a book written by Akari Hoshi.Hoshi and animated by Creator/MagicBus. It's a tale of a group of siblings, one of them has physical disabilities.
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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]]

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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]][[/note]]

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'''''Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo.''''' (もも子, かえるの歌がきこえるよ., also know as "My Sister Momoko") is a 2003 animated film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, based on a book written by Akari Hoshi. It's a tale of a group of siblings, one of them has physical disabilities.

Momoko, who attends a special school, is both mentally and physically disabled. Every morning she becomes peevish because she can't go to the ordinary school with her twin brother Riki. Her family soothes Momoko by singing her favorite song "The Song of Frogs."

One day, Momoko shouts encouragement to Riki who's playing dodgeball at an open classroom day and Riki's team wins the game. Ryuji, whose team lost the game, is not impressed and demands that Riki stop bringing his 'idiot sister' to school. Riki totally loses control and hits Ryuji with all his might.

The following year, an experiment in integrated education is implemented and Momoko begins to attend Riki's school. Unfortunately, her physical condition takes a turn for the worse and she's sent to a hospital. Riki and all her classmates want to cheer her up and they set a goal of winning a relay race so that they would be able to tell Momoko the good news. Meanwhile, the fastest sprinter, Ryuichi, insists that he won't be taking part in the race.

Despite having good reviews in Japan, and recommended by people who have seen it, this film is unknown outside of Japan and considered a cult film.

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!!This film provides examples of:

* IllGirl: Momoko, who is both mentally and physically disabled.
* DownerBeginning / DoomedProtagonist: At the very beginning of the film, its revealed that Momoko was born with disabilities and the doctors said that she he could not survive for long.
* [[spoiler: DownerEnding]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The film's main title. [[note]]The literal translation of the movie is "Momoko hears 'The Frog's Song'". It's her favourite song.[[/note]]

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